The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-06-09

stscHEsrER p1pr
--Slinpr Poss desire 10 sfpross then
kssrtttli tharis 10 one and al who sssisi
ed them 10 pefiormiag The duties q Me
moral Day ard con,riba,ed 20 much to ~
ssrcs@sisl obscrvsrce. The Instances o.
lind belpiulpcss were 40 numerous thai i
10 Impossible 10 crnmsaie them. and Vi,
general resolution o. .hanis !, inicnded ic
cover al cascs
barr A Msaley are Offering clothing
dry goods. groceries aud all other goods
81 prices thai must clcse them ont quick
They have bough, . great many new goods
this spring and are paiiing then al 10 81
prices that will Asionish you. See their
advertisement
DORSET,
WIN. ]. Faller Relief Corps passed a
vote Of thanks 10 The Cemetery Associa-
iion for The lot. TO the donor Of the marble
vhich adds 80 much TO is beauty and to
comrades Of the Post aud all who aslsied
10 preparing il for services on Memorial
Day.
Al irregular meeting Of VIM. J. Fuller
Post. held Saturday evening, JUICE 9Th,
The follosing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Rcselrai. That the hearty thanks Of this
posi are rendered to Miss stockSell Tor
the poem recited; 10 the Rev. L. ,. Frat
aud the choir for assistance rendered, also
to A. l.. Bowen and wife, Of East Dorset,
for the lemonade, which came at such an
opportnne time. and 10 all Others who
helped make our Memorial Day services
success JoHs CoSsEtL,
q. H. WILLIAMS. Post Com'd.
Post Adl't.
SOUTH DORSET
The thanks Of the people OF Dorset are
extended to John Dorr aud VIM. klnne
who. at the risk OF their lives, cought a
runaway stallion on Saturday, thus pre-
venting great damage TO persons aud prop.
erty. There are few boys, or men. who
would have bad the bravery to have at
tempted it,
Memorial Day was observed by VIM.
J. Fuller Post OF Dorset with very inter
esting ceremonies. la addition to the
usual floral offerings one was given in
honor of Gen. Logan The msnag ement
and order OF the day was unusually good
aud each one seemed to keep bis or her
place and to fill il in a becoming manner.
Owing 10 the unfayorable weather, servi
ces were held at the church lecture room.
Capt. Baker, OF Rutland gave the address,
which was listened to with close atten-
tion and duly appreciated. Our friend
Baker IS too we'll known among us to re-
quire any compliments, but his speech was
and interesting. 10 addition
to the address poem was recited by Miss
Bertha Stockwell OF Columbus, O, which
WAS beautifully rendered and showed
master powers OF elocution. After the ex-
ercises were over the Post and Relief Corps
adjourned to School Hall where they par
took OF refreshments provided by the peo.
pie, and. let us add just here, that Dorset
takes great interest in the Post and Relief
Corps and feels that too much cannot be
done for those who have done and are now
doing 80 much for us. After dinner they
proceeded to East Dorset to decorate the
graves OF comrades there. 1t seems that
here was some misunderstanding about
be hour they were to arrive for the viii
age seemed deserted. 1t was at first feared
hat the whole community was dead and
buried as no one was to be seen. Finally
! small boy WAS found who informed them
hat such was not the case, and who vol
inferred TO go with them and show them
he resting places OF their former com.
AIDES. These they knew were dead. 1t
vas q pleasure to learn that the people
we're not dead, only sleeping. Returning
" way of the south village they found
me live man who entertained them most
and royalty. which cast very
uuuy bpUt Ou tuo IcCOiiSSuoho Va wy sAfP' |
I is proposed next year to have the
peeches and exercises held at East Dorset
nd have the people get up grand enter.
which we will all attend and
vaken them so thoroughly that in the
uture they will know when Decoration
Jay comes. Vending our way homewards,
re arrived Just Is the sun was sinking be-
ind the western bills. thankful our days
york was done, thankful to the people
or their interest in US, and thankful to
iod that We had been permitted to honor
be graves OF our loved conn AIDES.
PAwLET.
Warren Rice has taken 700 dozen eggs
q trade Ut his store within the past four :
eeks.
Fl s. Weed reports business lively at
is grist mill. He has just purchased